Table 1

Urban and rural populations and households surveyed in 2004 and 2012 in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

Andhra PradeshMaharashtra
NSSO 60th round
2004–2005
Our survey
2012
NSSO 60th round
2004–2005
Our survey
2012
Population76 210 007*84 665 533†96 878 627*112 372 972†
Urban population20 808 940*28 353 745†41 100 980*50 827 531†
Rural population55 401 067*56 311 788†55 777 647*61 545 441†
Total households (urban)4 397 138*6 778 225†8 403 224*10 813 928†
Total households (rural)12 607 167*14 246 309†11 173 512*13 016 652†
Total households17 004 305*21 024 534†19 576 736*23 830 580†
FSUs (urban)183372267504
FSU (rural)325491265504
Total households surveyed (urban)1824371526645038
Total households covered (rural)3235490826505035
  • *2001 Census.

  • †2011 Census.

  • The NSSO 66th round had 492 rural FSUs in Andhra Pradesh, but 1 FSU was found to be uninhabited.

  • FSU, First Stratum Unit; NSSO, National Sample Survey Organisation of India.